How the theory exam works

The theory exam for class B doesn't take place at the driving school, but at TÜV Nord. You can sit it as soon as your application has been processed by the road traffic office (Straßenverkehrsamt) and you meet the requirements.

The requirements: you must have attended all the required theory lessons, and your learning traffic light in the “FahrenLernen Max” app must be on green – meaning your learning progress is at least 85%.

Theory exams generally take place between 8:00 and 16:00. TÜV Nord publishes the dates on a portal that we as a driving school have no influence over. As soon as you meet all the requirements, you simply book your date in our app. Usually it's pretty quick: about 1–2 weeks – the more flexible you are about the time and exam location, the sooner.

On exam day you basically only need your ID card. We automatically file the proof that you've attended all theory lessons digitally in the TÜV portal. The actual exam takes place on a tablet: you answer 30 questions from the official question catalogue – a mix of basic content that applies to all classes, and additional content specific to class B. Depending on difficulty, each question carries 2, 3 or 5 error points.

You pass if you have collected at most 10 error points by the end. You generally have 45 minutes to answer all the questions – though most people finish considerably faster. You see the result immediately afterwards on the screen, and you receive an official exam certificate printed out shortly after.

The best preparation is practice: with the official question catalogue and a learning app you can train anytime on the questions you still find difficult. Repetition matters more here than memorising individual answers – especially with questions that include images or videos, it helps to really understand the context.

In our theory lessons we prepare you specifically for exactly this exam situation – every day from Monday to Friday at all our branches, with no pre-registration needed. On top of that, you practise at your own pace with our learning app: there you'll find exactly the questions that come up in the exam. That way you go into your theory exam relaxed and well prepared.